Attorney-General's Department

Part of the Attorney-General portfolio and a Federal authority, also called AGD

The Attorney-General's Department was one of the original departments established at Federation in 1901. It serves the Attorney-General's and the Minister for Home Affairs and provides policy advice and services to the Commonwealth in the following main areas: administrative, constitutional, civil, family and international law, international crime cooperation, Indigenous legal justice, law reform, bankruptcy estate administration and regulation, Commonwealth courts and tribunals, legal aid, native title, national and international human rights issues, censorship, criminal law and law enforcement, national security, emergency management, some aspects of customs and border control.

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The Attorney General's appointment calendar related to meetings regarding online copyright
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by Mark Newton on .

Awaiting internal review.

In light of the Attorney-General's loss in the Federal Court today, I expect and require that you will give this FOI application the most expeditiou...
Requests for Access to Telecommunications Metadata under 176A of the TIA since 3rd November, 2015
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Gabor Szathmari on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Gabor Szathmari, Please find attached the decision in regards to your FOI request FOI 16/111. Regards,     FOI...
“a document identifying the amount of medical marijuana being grown in Australia for use in medical trials from January 2015 to present.”
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Brooke Gibbs on .

Information not held.

Dear Ms Gibbs,   Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of Information request.   Kind regards   Freedom of Infor...
Social media policy
Follow up sent to Attorney-General's Department by James Smith on .

Successful.

Thank you for providing the requested information. Yours sincerely, James Smith
Court results resulting from Charges laid by S/C R. Bennett 13/07/15 event number E 59129563
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Carl Slattery on .

Long overdue.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Slattery,   I refer to your email of yesterday, 30 March 2016, seeking information about an unidentified defendant's name,...
The number of hoax/non-emergency calls made to Triple Zero (000)
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Lucy Dwyer on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Ms Dwyer Thank you for your e-mail of 23 February 2016 (below). Unfortunately, we are unable to help with your inquiry as the Common...
Correspondance and notes relating to decision to not investigate dual citizenship of Tony Abbott
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Ben Smith on .

Information not held.

For Official Use Only Dear Mr Smith,   Freedom of Information Request FOI 16/008   Please find attached a copy of the decision in your FOI re...
Requests for Access to Telecommunications Metadata under 176A of the TIA
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Geordie Guy. Annotated by Rob Cumming on .

Partially successful.

The improper use of metadata is to be deplored. #casa has a long history of poor investigations, false statements and abandoned criminal prosecutions....
Application to declare Grant Skinner vexatious
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Grant Skinner on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Skinner,   Please find attached a statement of reasons in relation to your FOI request (FOI16/005).   Regards Jo  ...
Commissioner Heydon Invoices
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Phillip Sweeney on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Sweeney, Freedom of Information Request FOI15/176 I refer to my below email advising of the estimated charges for your FOI...
Anti-Terrorism Hotline call about Man Haron Monis
Response by Attorney-General's Department to A Greasley on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Mr/Ms Greasley   Please find attached a statement of reasons in relation to your FOI request (FOI15/116).   Rega...
Emails to DFAT CNB re Australians killed in Yemen by US drones
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Culley Palmer on .

Withdrawn by the requester.

UNCLASSIFIED Good afternoon Mr Palmer, I refer to your below FOI request (FOI15/031). On 8 April 2015, the Department notified you of the estimated c...
Latest document summarising current state of work on ALRC 112, Secrecy Laws and Open Government in Australia
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Peter Timmins. Annotated by Peter Timmins on .

Partially successful.

The 2012 briefing note released after all this is here: https://app.box.com/s/f5d4f113zy14bhqcw183 (pdf) The OAIC handed down a decision on those atta...
FOI14139 Decision
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Ben Fairless. Annotated by Alan Hilvert-Bruce on .

Successful.

Although I'm really late to this party, I noticed a quirk with this request. The agreed scope as between Ben and AG's is: "a copy of the Decision L...
Conduct of functions of OAIC from 1 january 2015
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Peter Timmins on .

Successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Timmins   Please find attached a decision in relation to your request for documents under the FOI Act, as well as a schedul...
Australia's Worst White-Collar Crime
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Phillip Sweeney on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Sweeney,   I refer to your FOI request of 21 December 2014 for:   The document I seek includes on the front page the wor...
The empowering document, documents or legislation issued by the United Kingdom Goverment or Parliament empowering the Queen of Australia
Response by Attorney-General's Department to scott on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED 14/14651   14 November 2014   Scott By email only: [1][FOI #796 email] Dear Scott Freedom of Information Request no. 14/23...
Individual Submissions to the Copyright Discussion Paper
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Geordie Guy on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Guy   Freedom of Information request – FOI14/195   Please find attached a statement of reasons in relation to your FOI...
FOI Policies in relation to Disabled Applicants
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Ben Fairless on .

Partially successful.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Fairless   I refer to your request for documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982. Please find attached the Depart...
Submissions to Consultation on Amendments to the Racial Discrimination Act
Request to Attorney-General's Department by Brendan Molloy. Annotated by Matthew Landauer on .

Partially successful.

This request is referenced in http://www.zdnet.com/au/attorney-generals-department-censors-public-view-on-piracy-7000035125/
Appeals from a Supreme Court to the High Court
Request to Attorney-General's Department by knav2013. Annotated by knav2013 on .

Information not held.

The internal review does provide some impressive evidence about the plight of Self Represented Litigants'. The decision maker actually goes over and ab...
Data retention policy paper issued to telecommunications industry
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Bill Mezzetti on .

Long overdue.

UNCLASSIFIED Good morning Mr Mezzetti   Freedom of Information Request no. FOI14/180   I refer to your request for access to documents relati...
List of attendees and documents from official briefing on May 27th 2014
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Anthony Dunbar on .

Information not held.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Dunbar,   Please find attached a letter from Mr Paul O’Sullivan, Chief of Staff to the Attorney-General.   Regards, O...
IT Network Documentation - IPv4/v6 Public Facing addresses
Response by Attorney-General's Department to Ben Fairless on .

Refused.

UNCLASSIFIED Dear Mr Fairless Freedom of Information Request no. FOI14/139   I refer to your request for internal review of a decision of the...
Data retention policy paper issued to telecommunications industry
Clarification sent to Attorney-General's Department by Ben Grubb on .

Long overdue.

Hi, Please cancel this request. I no longer require access to the document. Regards, Ben Grubb

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